Fifteen Years
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Written by The Levellers, from their 1991 album "Levelling The Land".
Trans. by Sagi Assaf (s3220602@techst02.technion.ac.il) 19/10/94
Corrections to the bridge & a few playing notes added by Keith Dunnett
13/10/99.
INTRO:
Am Am G Am
VERSE I:
Am
I never was a violent man
G Am
Said the man in the bar with his head in his hands
He's trying his best to understand
G Am
The cause of his dismay
But years of gin have broken him
And left him cold where he fitted in
And it's too late now to turn around
And find another way.
CHORUS:
Dm F
All the laughs in the late night lock-in
Am G
They fade away when he gets in
Dm F
The girl from fifteen years ago
Am
Has packed and gone away.
VERSE II:
That's never how it used to be
What happened to all that energy?
You took one too many liberties
I'm tired of being afraid
So after a fight she took flight
Hiding swollen eyes and a wounded pride
The best years of her life denied
And sold for liquid shares.
CHORUS:
And the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
Has packed and gone away.
BRIDGE:
Am Em
And the victims of this world
C G
Are advertised on posters
Am Em
Just a beach and a pretty girl
C G
You just take this potion.
VERSE III:
It's another week 'till his cheque comes through
He's got a fiver left now to spend on food
But the doors of the bars are open
And he breaks another rule
He sits on the stool that bears his name
He's got a favorite glass now that's called the same
And he's never been kept waiting
'Cause he pays the landlord's wage.
CHORUS:
And the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
Am G
Has packed and gone away
All the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
Has packed and gone away.
NOTE : On the first Am of the chorus I play C instead. I think it sounds
better. And on the last verse where it carries on (very technical aren't
I?) I play it there too. Alan Bigham
Worth saying check the acoustic version on One Way of Life CD2.
Personally, I disagree with Alan's suggestion although it doesn't sound
bad.
Keith Dunnett keithdunnett@yahoo.com
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